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Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA)

NSSDC ID: 1977-084A-10
Mission Name: Voyager 1
Principal Investigator: Dr. James W. Warwick

Description

This experiment consisted of a sweep-frequency radio receiver operating in both polarization states, between 20 kHz and 40.5 MHz. The signal was received by a pair of orthogonal 10-m monopole antennas. Study of the radio-emission signals from Jupiter and Saturn over this range of frequencies yielded data concerning the physics of magnetospheric plasma resonances and nonthermal radio emissions from these planetary regions.

Facts in Brief

Mass: 7.7 kg
Power (avg): 5.5 W
Bit rate (avg): 0.266 bps

Funding Agency

  • NASA-Office of Space Science (United States)

Disciplines

  • Astronomy: Radio
  • Planetary Science: Fields and Particles

Additional Information

Questions or comments about this experiment can be directed to: Dr. Edwin V. Bell, II.

 

Personnel

Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Dr. James W. Warwick Principal Investigator University of Colorado  
Dr. J. B. Pearce Co-Investigator Radiophysics, Inc  
Mr. Michael L. Kaiser Co-Investigator NASA Goddard Space Flight Center mkaiser@pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mr. Joseph K. Alexander, Jr. Co-Investigator NASA Goddard Space Flight Center  
Prof. Fred T. Haddock Co-Investigator University of Michigan  
Mr. Walter E. Brown, Jr. Co-Investigator NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory  
Prof. David H. Staelin Co-Investigator Massachusetts Institute of Technology staelin@ll.mit.edu
Dr. Christopher C. Harvey Co-Investigator Observatoire de Paris, Meudon harvey@cesr.fr
Dr. Andre C. Boischot Co-Investigator Observatoire de Paris, Meudon andre.boischot@onera.fr
Dr. Thomas D. Carr Co-Investigator University of Florida tomcarr@ufl.edu
Dr. Yolande Leblanc Co-Investigator Observatoire de Paris, Meudon yolande.leblanc@obspm.fr
Mr. R. G. Peltzer Co-Investigator Martin-Marietta Aerospace  
Mr. Anthony C. Riddle Co-Investigator University of Colorado  
Dr. Roger J. Phillips Co-Investigator Lunar and Planetary Institute roger@boulder.swri.edu

Selected References

Carr, T. D., et al., Phenomenology of magnetospheric radio emissions, In--Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere, edited by A. J. Dessler, pp. 226--284, Cambridge U. Press., Cambridge, UK, 1983.

Boischot, A., et al., Radio Jupiter after Voyager: An overview of the planetary radio astronomy observations, J. Geophys. Res., 86, No. A10, 8213-8226, Sept. 1981.

Warwick, J. W., et al., Planetary radio astronomy observations from Voyager 1 near Saturn, Science, 212, No. 4491, 239-243, Apr. 1981.

Warwick, J. W., et al., Voyager 1 planetary radio astronomy observations near Jupiter, Science, 204, No. 4396, 995-998, June 1979.

Warwick, J. W., et al., Planetary radio astronomy experiment for Voyager missions, Space Sci. Rev., 21, No. 3, 309-327, Dec. 1977.

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